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Wimbledon attendees chance their arm against robot tennis stars’ serves

Tournament’s serving machine can deliver balls in the style of anyone from John McEnroe to Elina SvitolinaCould you return Emma Raducanu’s 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s 153mph torpedo, which broke…

This article was originally published by The Guardian World and is republished here under license.

Tournament’s serving machine can deliver balls in the style of anyone from John McEnroe to Elina Svitolina

Could you return Emma Raducanu’s 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s 153mph torpedo, which broke Wimbledon records last year?

This year’s tournament attendees have had the opportunity to try their luck on the court, facing off against a robotic serving machine rather than their tennis heroes.

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